Government of Bombay Home Department The Bombay Arms Act Manual 1937

These licences are obtainable from the Commisioner of Police Bombay or a District Magistrate and as the law requires an officer who receives an application for a journey licence to obtainthe previous approval to its grant of the proper authority of the place of residence of the applicant in cases where the latter does not reside within the jurisdiction of the officer to whom application is [...] In the majority of cases however concerning non-exempted persons the arms are not covered by a possession licence and in cases of this kind where a person's final destination in India is not the port of arrival a licence covering temporary possession during the period of the journey from the port of disembarkation to the place of destination can be obtained on payment of a fee of Re. [...] notice should be issued by the Collector of Customs to the consignee to show"11 cause why the consignment should not be confiscated but the Commissioner of Police Bombay should also communicate with the police Superintendent of Police Karachi' of the district of the addressee. [...] The final action of the Collector of Customs BKoamr alai) should be determined in communication with the Commissioner of Police Bombay Superintendent of Police Karachi Commissioner of Police Bombay (3) If however the case appears to the Superintendent of Police Karachi' to be connected with the trade or to be of a serious nature the goods should be allowed to reach their destination witho [...] The former of the two figures represents the size of the chamber and the latter figure the size of the bore.